What was found
TAILCONE CAM RELEASE MECHANISM HAS END PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAHE CAM IAW AMM 53-53-02.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2017
- Submitted
- February 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 60,754 hours, 44,211 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.